Lionsgate pulled a rabbit out of the hat this weekend. Now You See Me: Now You Don’t debuted at number one with $21.3 million, giving the studio its first chart-topper since Flight Risk opened to $11.6 million back in January. Paired with Paramount’s The Running Man remake, the overall domestic box office hit $75.5 million, marking a second weekend in a row that outperformed the same frame in 2024.

Tonies, the pioneer of screen-free audio storytelling for kids, is getting a full-scale reboot. Timed to the launch of the next-generation TonieBox2, the brand has unveiled a sweeping refresh from Anomaly that elevates Tonies from a clever device into a fully realized “sound-first” entertainment ecosystem. With copycats crowding the category, Tonies needed to protect its leadership position without losing the core magic families adore.

Jon M Chu's daughter has started writing a Wicked spin-off film. The 46-year-old director, who is once again at the helm of the highly anticipated sequel Wicked: For Good, has revealed that his eight-year-old daughter is excited about an origin story for Jonathan Bailey's character, Fiyero Tigelaar. Speaking to Variety at the film's New York City premiere on Monday, he said: "My daughter's already writing one, she's eight years old.

Rush Street Gaming has officially selected Doner as its new agency of record, following a competitive review that wrapped this fall. The multiyear partnership brings Doner’s full strategic and creative firepower to all five Rivers Casino properties, with a particular emphasis on high-volume content production powered by data, automation, and AI. For one of the fastest-growing gaming operators in North America, speed and precision aren’t luxuries — they’re the business model.

Chevrolet is taking center stage tonight during the CMA Awards with the debut of its newest brand anthem, a values-driven tribute to the modern truck driver and the communities they help build. Created in partnership with powerhouse, Anomaly, Chevy’s agency of record, the new 60-second spot goes beyond sheet metal and horsepower. Instead, it taps the core traits that have defined the brand for more than a century: dependability, integrity, ambition, and community.

The Writers Guild Theater became ground zero for the next wave of independent film financing as the Film Finance & Future Capital Entertainment Summit drew a highly curated mix of private equity executives, family offices, producers, financiers, and tech innovators. Founded by real estate mogul Doval Bacall and hosted by Your Script Produced! Studios, the event zeroed in on the rapidly shifting economics of independent filmmaking, and the growing role global private capital, AI, and digital asset technology will play in Hollywood’s next cycle.

GEICO is shifting gears with a new brand platform that moves beyond the usual savings-first messaging of the insurance category. Instead of crunching numbers, the company is emphasizing something far more human: how it feels to be valued, supported, and cared for. The brilliant new platform, “It Feels Good to GEICO,” created with The Martin Agency, reframes “value” as an emotional experience rather than a price point, a notable pivot in a space that discounts and comparisons have long dominated.

The DCU rumor mill is spinning again, and this time it’s circling Man of Tomorrow, James Gunn’s follow-up to Superman. While fans wait for Lanterns and Supergirl to hit screens, a new report claims that a top-tier DC heroine (cough, cough, Wonder Woman?) is set to make her DCU debut alongside David Corenswet’s Man of Steel and Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor.

For generations, hardworking men and women have suffered in silence — not from busted knuckles or broken bolts, but from the real tragedy of the garage shop: having to get up to get another beer. No more. Garage Beer has teamed up with Vyper Chair to create the Sit ’n Sip, the ultimate shop throne for wrenchers, tinkerers, mechanics, and anyone who prefers to sit, sip, and take life one cold one at a time.

Madison Beer gets "bored" performing some of her old songs live. The 26-year-old star "cherishes" being able to sing and singled out Nothing Matters But You as one of her favourites to belt out in front of an audience because she has to push herself vocally, but candidly admitted her enthusiasm for that track isn't how she feels about the rest of her set.

AMIRI is tapping straight into the bloodstream of youth culture with its Pre-Spring 2026 collection, a cinematic homage to The Breakfast Club and the mythos of teenage identity. The campaign — fittingly titled “Hollywood Breakfast Club” — reimagines John Hughes’ 1985 classic through a modern Los Angeles lens, celebrating contradiction, individuality, and the endlessly shifting identities of youth. Shot at Los Feliz’s…

Ana de Armas is in final negotiations to star in Reenactment. The Knives Out actress, 37, is in talks to appear alongside Cameron Diaz, 53, and Benicio del Toro, 58, in director Grant Singer’s upcoming movie, Deadline has said. While plot details for Reenactment are being kept under wraps, the outlet reports the film will soon enter production in Los Angeles.

American Family Insurance has spent more than a decade carving its own lane in a category known for slapstick mascots and sight gags. Instead of chasing gimmicks, the brand has built its identity around something quieter and infinitely more resonant, the belief that feeling protected gives people the freedom to imagine bigger futures. “Insure carefully. Dream fearlessly.” has become a promise, not a punchline, and the approach has paid off with stronger awareness, deeper loyalty, and consistent business results.

Audi is putting its performance DNA front and center with “Always On Business Driving,” a new campaign edited by Abandon Editorial’s Edward Khoma for Ogilvy, New York. Anchored by the debut of the all-new Audi A6 Sportback e-tron — the brand’s first fully electric sedan designed from the ground up — the work showcases Audi’s evolving lineup with cinematic finesse.

The future of Warner Bros. Discovery may be getting even more complicated. According to new reports from The New York Post and Puck, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), one of the world’s most significant sovereign wealth funds, is exploring a possible takeover bid for the company, with Comcast emerging as a potential partner. Comcast CEO Brian Roberts recently traveled to Saudi Arabia, where he met with PIF officials and toured Qiddiya, the Kingdom’s massive “entertainment megacity” currently under development outside Riyadh.

October came in hot, weird, and wonderfully unhinged, precisely the way the ad gods intended. If September was the warm-up, October said, “Hold my beer… preferably Garage Beer, preferably while Jason Kelce body-checks a Predator.” Brands didn’t just show up this month; they swung. Hard. From theme-park carnage to emerald-hued luxury to a faux horror trailer that made me side-eye my own phone, October gave us some of the most imaginative, culturally dialed-in work of the year.

PETA and Grey London are taking direct aim at the holiday dinner table with Happy Christmassacre. This provocative new campaign strips Christmas of its cozy veneer, revealing the cruelty hidden beneath. The work spans cinema, social, and OOH, urging consumers to rethink what, and who, ends up on their plates. December is framed as a season of joy, generosity, and indulgence.

Has it really been 30 years since Face/Off became a genre-defining classic? John Woo and Nicolas Cage are stepping back into the ring together, this time for Gambino, a crime biopic centered on one of New York’s most infamous underworld figures. According to Deadline, WME Independent is introducing the project to buyers at AFM, with Cage set to play Carlo Gambino, the Sicilian-born butcher’s son who rose to become the quiet but absolute ruler of New York’s criminal empire.

Bad Bunny was the big winner at the Latin Grammys. The 31-year-old musician, real name Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, was among the stars who attended the glitzy ceremony in Las Vegas on Thursday night, and he took home five prizes, including the album of the year honour for his record Debí Tirar Más Fotos. In his acceptance speech for the top honour, Bad Bunny thanked his family and gave a special mention to his homeland of Puerto Rico, saying: "Once again, I want to thank God.

And you thought Wicked: For Good would be the end of Oz? Fools! The Wizard of Oz is getting a horror movie adaptation with Dorothy: The Haunting of Oz. The upcoming flick will be a scary new take on the original 1900 Wizard of Oz novel by Frank Baum, and will be the feature debut of 22-year-old writer and director Elijah J.

Fresh off its recognition as one of Moviemaker Magazine’s “Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World,” the Key West Film Festival has rolled out its short film lineup for the festival’s 14th edition — and it’s easily one of the strongest in the event’s history. This year’s program showcases 50 shorts pulled from a record-breaking pool of submissions, with a lineup anchored by major prizewinners from SXSW, Berlinale, Tribeca, and more.

After several years of a pandemic, venue roulette and industry uncertainty, AFM’s return to Los Angeles feels, at long last, like a market with its confidence back. By mid-week, the Fairmont Century Plaza was humming with buyers, sellers, and producers who seemed relieved to be doing business in a space that actually fits the scale and ambition of the American version of Cannes.

Netflix has debuted Being Eddie, a feature-length documentary from two-time Academy Award winner and MakeMake founder Angus Wall, offering an unusually intimate look at the life and legacy of Eddie Murphy. The film premieres globally on November 12. Wall brings unprecedented access to Murphy’s personal reflections, charting his rise from a 17-year-old stand-up sharing the stage with Jerry Seinfeld, to his breakout on…

Italy made a powerful showing at this year’s American Film Market, anchoring its presence with a high-level industry conversation and a rare honor for one of Hollywood’s most respected producers. At the Fairmont Century Plaza, the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), the Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual of the Ministry of Culture, and Cinecittà hosted Focus on Italy: A Strategic Hub for International Productions…

The Garage is expanding its reach across the Midwest through a new partnership with The Cre8tors, the creative talent management and production consulting company led by Dani Jackson Smith and Jenny Lumpkin. Under the deal, The Cre8tors will represent The Garage for Midwest opportunities and brand partnership initiatives, bringing the New York-based studio’s capabilities to a wider range of agencies and marketers.